Time for language learning

Think you don’t have enough time to learn French? This course is for you. In these bite-sized videos I will walk you through a step by step process to fit more French into the cracks of your schedule and learn faster.

⚠️ Oldie but Goodie ⚠️

This is the very first e-course that I created, back in 2017. So it will look different from the rest, but don’t worry, its content is still accurate.
 

Introduction

Step 1: Audit your schedule

Homework: This week, fill out the “Audit your schedule” pages in your workbook.

Step 2: Identify available time

Types of time - Free time

Homework: identify all your “free time” slots and mark them in green.

Multitaskable time

Homework: identify all your “multitaskable time” slots and mark them in pink.

Recyclable time

Homework: identify all your “recyclable time” slots and mark them in yellow.

How much time do you have?

Homework: Categorize all the time slots you have identified and write them on pages 5, 6 and 7 of your workbook, in the first column.

Step 3 - Identify the constraints

How to study a language without life getting in the way:

4.1 Constraints in free time

Homework: Complete the “constraints” column on p5. Write down anything that can affect your language study negatively during the “free” times you have identified.

4.2 Constraints in multitaskable time

Homework: Complete the “constraints” column on p6. Write down anything that can affect your language study negatively during the “mutitaskable” times you have identified.

4.3 Constraints in recyclable time

Homework: Complete the “constraints” column on p7. Write down anything that can affect your language study negatively during the “recyclable” times you have identified.

Step 4 - Identify your energy levels

Homework: Complete the “energy levels” column on p 5,6 and 7 with +/-

Step 5 - Make your learning plan

5.1 Identify possible activities

Homework: Download the language learning activities list from the button below. Find possible activities for every time slot you identified.

5.2 Create your first plan

Homework: Write your chosen activities on p8. Choose different activities with different frequencies. Ideally you would want a daily vocabulary review and a focus study session at least once a week, and two more activities which can be taken from the multitasking or recycling pages.
Copy these into your calendar.

5.3 Have a back up plan

Homework: For each of your activities, make sure you choose a 2nd possible time, at a later time and with constraints that are no worse than the first time you chose.
Write these under back-up plan, so you can be sure to complete your study, even if your original plan fails.

5.4 Make use of unexpected free time

Homework: Choose at least one “unexpected free time” activity which you can carry around. Write it down in the frame “unexpected free time” p8. Make sure you have this activity at hand (e.g. an app in your phone) for next time life gifts you unexpected free time.

5.5 Rewards

Homework = choose rewards you will enjoy on p9

5.6 It works if you work it!

Homework: Follow your learning plan this week. Enjoy!

Step 6 - Assess and fine-tune

Homework : Assess your plan on p10. How did it go? If it didn’t go well, swap things that didn’t work for things that might work better.

Last thoughts:

Congratulations!

You completed this course!
In the last video, I mention a feedback questionnaire but as a French Fluency Accelerator student, you now have access to a whole discord server to share your feedback and experience. Please head over to the channel “💪habits-practice” and share your plan and how it went with us all. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you have any question or comment, please post them in our discord server, or bring them to our next live meeting.